Discover a list of the best wineries in Collio to visit, featuring the most beautiful, historic, and highly recommended for on-site tastings.
Best Wineries in Collio – Recommended by Jean Marco Palmieri
Explore a curated list of the top wineries in Collio, from historic estates to modern producers, renowned for their beauty and quality. Here you’ll find wineries perfect for visits and tastings, offering wine tourism experiences across the region—from Collio to Colli Orientali, from Carso to Grave.
Whether you’re looking for famous Collio wineries, special experiences like Cantine Aperte on Sundays, or a wine resort to stay overnight in Collio, this complete guide provides descriptions, iconic wines, contacts, and booking options.
CASTELLO DI SPESSA
(Capriva – Provincia di Gorizia)
Founded: Middle Ages (modern revival in the 1980s)
Vineyard area: 80 hectares
Castello di Spessa is an elegant wine resort, perfect for those looking to stay in a winery in Collio with a full experience. In addition to its suggestive medieval cellars, the estate offers wine tastings, a gourmet restaurant, a golf course, and luxury accommodations. Wines range from Friulano to refined reds, offering excellent quality-to-price ratio.
📍 Via Spessa, 1 – 34070 Capriva del Friuli (GO)
📞 +39 0481 808124 – ✉️ hospitality@castellodispessa.it
🌐 www.castellodispessa.it
Tasting: Yes
Direct sales: Yes
LIVON
(Dolegna del Collio – Provincia di Gorizia)
Founded: 1964
Vineyard area: 220 hectares
Livon is one of the most representative names among the best wineries in Collio Friulano. It produces complex and elegant wines, from Friulano to Malvasia, with tasting packages that allow visitors to explore the entire range. Perfect for those looking for famous Friulian wineries to visit.
📍 Via Montarezza, 33 – 34070 Dolegna del Collio (GO)
📞 +39 0481 60466 – ✉️ info@livon.it
🌐 www.livon.it
Tasting: Yes
Direct sales: Yes
BORGO DEL TIGLIO
(San Floriano del Collio – Provincia di Gorizia)
Founded: 1981
Vineyard area: 8 hectares
Borgo del Tiglio, an artisan winery founded by Nicola Manferrari, is a reference point for wine enthusiasts and collectors. It produces complex and long-lived wines, among the most iconic of Collio, including Friulano, Sauvignon, and Chardonnay. A must-visit destination among the best wineries in Collio.
📍 Loc. Brazzano, 8 – 34070 San Floriano del Collio (GO)
📞 +39 0481 88431 – ✉️ info@borgodeltiglio.it
🌐 www.borgodeltiglio.it
Tasting: Yes (by appointment)
Direct sales: Yes
VENICA & VENICA
(Dolegna del Collio – Provincia di Gorizia)
Founded: 1930
Vineyard area: 45 hectares
Venica & Venica is one of the most famous Friulian wineries, known for producing elegant and highly distinctive white wines, among the most renowned in Collio. The winery offers unique wine tasting experiences in Collio, with vineyard tours and guided tastings of their most celebrated wines: Friulano Ronco delle Mele and Ribolla Gialla Ronco del Gelso, symbols of the region’s quality and elegance. Perfect among the best wineries in Collio to visit.
📍 Via Sant’Andrea, 19 – 34070 Dolegna del Collio (GO)
📞 +39 0481 60400 – ✉️ info@venica.it
🌐 www.venica.it
Tasting: Yes
Direct sales: Yes
TOROS
(Cormòns – Provincia di Gorizia)
Founded: 1973
Vineyard area: 30 hectares
Franco Toros is a historic name in Collio, renowned for its long-lived and mineral white wines. Winery tastings allow visitors to appreciate Friulano and Sauvignon with strong territorial identity. An essential stop among the best wineries in Collio Friulano.
📍 Via Sottomonte, 19 – 34071 Cormòns (GO)
📞 +39 0481 60992 – ✉️ info@toros.it
🌐 www.toros.it
Tasting: Yes
Direct sales: Yes
CANTINA PRODUTTORI DI CORMONS
(Cormòns – Collio – Province of Gorizia)
Founded: 1968
Vineyard area: 400 hectares (supplied by local growers)
A historic cooperative established in the 1960s, a symbol of Collio, bringing together dozens of small winegrowers. It offers a wide range of typical Friulian wines, keeping the collective tradition of the region alive.
Book Your Visit & Tasting
Piazza XXIV Maggio, 22 – 34071 Cormòns (GO)
📞 +39 0481 630303
✉️ info@produttoridicormons.it – 🌐 www.produttoridicormons.it
On-site tasting available: Yes
Direct sales available: Yes
STURM
(Capriva del Friuli – Collio – Province of Gorizia)
Founded: 1980
Vineyard area: 15 hectares
Located in Capriva del Friuli, Sturm is an artisan winery known for complex and long-lived white wines produced from native vineyards. The wines express minerality and freshness, with a low-intervention approach in the cellar.
Book Your Visit & Tasting
Via San Michele, 12 – 34070 Capriva del Friuli (GO)
📞 +39 0481 801234
✉️ info@sturm.it – 🌐 www.sturm.it
On-site tasting available: Yes
Direct sales available: Yes
RUSSIZ SUPERIORE
(Capriva del Friuli – Collio – Province of Gorizia)
Founded: 1800
Vineyard area: 40 hectares
Russiz Superiore, founded in 1800 and run by generations of the same family, is one of the historic wineries of Collio. Its white and red wines are elegant and profound, with a strong territorial identity. The winery offers guided tours and exclusive tastings.
Book Your Visit & Tasting
Via Russiz, 15 – 34070 Capriva del Friuli (GO)
📞 +39 0481 805678
✉️ info@russiz.it – 🌐 www.russiz.it
On-site tasting available: Yes
Direct sales available: Yes
RECOMMENDED WINERIES IN COLLIO GIULIA PRODUCING ORANGE WINES
Gravner
Josko Gravner is a pioneer of macerated wines in amphorae, inspired by Georgian traditions. In the 1990s, he revolutionized Collio by introducing a radical and natural approach, now a worldwide reference for orange wines.
Radikon
A family-run winery in Oslavia, with Stanko Radikon choosing long skin fermentations in the 1990s. His wines are icons of orange wines, long-lived and intense, redefining the Friulian white wine concept.
Dario Princic
An artisan producer in Oslavia, following the path of macerated wines since the 1980s. His wines are rich and complex, highly appreciated by fans of natural and authentic wines.
Damijan Podversic
A pupil of Gravner, he developed his personal style in the Gorizia hills. Produces deep, long-lived, and territorial wines, from biologically farmed vineyards and natural fermentations.
